If not delivered return to PO Box 7820 Canberra BC ACT 2610 
 
 
7 February 2017 
 
Our reference:  LEX 25069 
 
 
Mr Luke Bacon  
 
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx  
 
 
Dear Mr Bacon 
Freedom of Information Request - Third Party Consultation  
 
I refer to your request dated 8 January 2017 and received by the Department of Human Services 
(the department) on the same date, for access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI 
Act) stating and requesting the following documents:  
 
“The Department runs a "data matching" process called the Non Employment Income Data 
Matching (NEIDM) project  
Could you please send through: 
1. the latest document that lists the software used to run this project; 2. the latest document 
that identifies the group(s) responsible for managing this project, maintaining the software 
that runs it, and ongoing development of that software; and, 3. the latest version of the 
source code for the software that performs the data matching…” 
 
Third-party consultation - business documents 
As your request covers documents which contain information concerning the business, commercial 
or financial affairs of an organisation, or a person's business or professional affairs, the department 
is required to consult with the person or organisation concerned (under section 27 of the FOI Act) 
before making a decision on the release of those documents. 
 
For this reason the period for processing your request has been extended by 30 days in order to 
allow the department time to consult with that person or organisation (section 15(6) of the FOI Act). 
The processing period for your request will now end on 9 March 2017. 
 
The consultation mechanism under section 27 applies when the department considers the person or 
organisation concerned may wish to contend that the requested documents are exempt because 
their release would disclose trade secrets or commercially valuable information or may adversely 
affect their business or financial affairs. The department will take into account any comments we 
receive from the person or organisation.  However, the final decision on whether to grant you 
access to the documents requested rests with this department. 
 
Further assistance 
If you have any questions please email xxx.xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx  
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Authorised FOI Decision Maker 
Freedom of Information Team 
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division  
Department of Human Services 
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